desolação

noun

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The verdict

“desolação” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,962
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de desolar

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

desolação vs devolução
78% similar
desolação vs detonação
78% similar
desolação vs destilação
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for desolação
PropertyValue
Headworddesolação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,962
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desolação” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desolação lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around desolação, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,962 among 2,399 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for desolação, with forms such as "ddesolação", "deoslação", and "desloação". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "devolução", "detonação", "destilação", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is desolação, spelled D-E-S-O-L-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou efeito de desolar
  2. 2
    devastação, ruína
  3. 3
    solidão
  4. 4
    tristeza
  5. 5
    lugar desolado

Synonyms

desolamento

This word in other languages

desolation(English)desolación(Español)désolation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesolação
  • deoslação
  • desloação
  • desoalção
  • desolaãço
  • desolaçoã
  • desollação
  • desolçaão
  • dessolação
  • dseolação
  • edsolação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desolação - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesolação1deoslação2desloação2desoalção2desolaãço2desolaçoã2desollação1desolçaão2
Edit distance from "desolação"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desolação"?
"desolação" is spelled D-E-S-O-L-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "desolação" mean?
As a noun, "desolação" means: o ato ou efeito de desolar
What words are commonly confused with "desolação"?
"desolação" is commonly confused with "devolução", "detonação", "destilação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "desolação" come from?
"desolação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “desolação”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-S-O-L-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “devolução” - see the side-by-side comparison. desolação vs devolução
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list